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Skills Certificates
** Last Updated August 19, 2008 **
Notes:
  • Certificates are required to verify certain job skills.
  • The list of approved agencies is subject to change without notice.
  • Photo identification is required at all agencies.
  • If you have any questions about a skills certificate, please contact the Issuing Agency listed below.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) Certification |  Typing Certification  |  10-Key Certification
Shorthand Certification  |  Information Systems Specialist Certification |  Systems Analyst Certification
Issuing Agency/Contact Cost Test Days/Times Additional Info
Tier 1 (Conversational): $49
Tier 2 (Reading/Writing): $49
Tier 1 & 2: $69

(check or credit card only,
no refunds,
prepayment required)
Fall/Winter/Spring: Fridays 8 am - 12 noon.

Summer: Thursdays 1 pm - 5 pm.

No tests will be given on the following dates (college will be closed): 11/28/08, 12/19/08, 12/26/08, 1/2/09, 2/13/09, and 4/10/09.

Appointment required.
Appointments must be made 2 days prior to the Test Date.

Appointments can be scheduled Monday through Thursday, 8 am - 5 pm.

Must be prompt - latecomers will not be tested.

Must bring original and copy of photo ID.
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Typing Certification
Issuing Agency/Contact Cost Test Days/Times Additional Info
Bakersfield Adult School
501 S. Mt. Vernon Ave.
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 835-1855
$5.00
(cash only)
Third Tuesday of each month @ 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm, September thru May (except December).

Call Adult School Office for summer testing schedule.

Appointment not required.

Certificates issued during daytime office hours only.
All typing tests are taken on computers.

Certificate issued only for 25 wpm or more.
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr.
Computer Commons in the Library
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 395-4661
$10.00
(cash only, no refund)
Thursdays @ 5:00 pm, by appointment only. Test will consist of two 5-min timed writings.

Typing tests given on personal computers using word processing program.

Verifications issued for 25 net wpm or more and available the same day.

Must bring original and copy of photo ID.
Delano Adult School
1811 Princeton St.
Delano, CA
720-4171
$8.00
(cash only)
Weekdays 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm.

Appointment not required.
 
Employer's Training Resource/Career Center
1300 18th Street, DCSS
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 336-6600
No cost
 
Monday - Friday.

No appointment needed.
Cal Jobs registration is required in order to be tested. Call for information.
House of Merritt, The
20709 South St.
Tehachapi, CA
(661) 822-1354
$15.00
(cash)
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, by appointment only.  
North Kern Vocational Training Center
2150 7th St.
Wasco, CA
758-3045 (Wasco)
725-4187 (Delano)
$10.00
(cash or check)
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, by appointment only. 2nd Location:
1732 Norwalk, Delano, CA
Rand Employment Solutions
4029 Coffee Road
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 410-7770
$10.00
(cash only)
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 11:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

Appointment preferred.
 
San Joaquin Valley College
201 New Stine
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 834-0126
$5.00
(cash only, exact amount)
Monday - Thursday @ noon, by appointment only.  
Staffing Alternatives & Specialized Services (SASS)
808 W. Ridgecrest Blvd.
Ridgecrest, CA
(760) 375-1003
$5.00
(cash or check)
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Appointment not required, but advised.
 
Taft College
29 Emmons Park Dr.
Taft, CA
763-7779
No cost
 
Fridays @ 9:00 am, only during the semester.  
Technical and Office Support Services (TOSS)
1525 N. Norma St., Suite A
Ridgecrest, CA
(760) 446-8677
$10.00
(cash or check)
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, by appointment only  
Work Force Staffing
5100 California Ave., Suite 103
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 327-5019
$10.00
(cash only)
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, by appointment only.  
Your Employment Solutions, Inc.
5251 Office Park Drive, Ste. 100
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 323-9370
$15.00
(cash only)
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Appointment required.
 
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10-Key Certification
Issuing Agency/Contact Cost Test Days/Times Additional Info
Bakersfield Adult School
501 S. Mt. Vernon Ave.
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 835-1855
$5.00
(cash only)
Third Tuesday of each month, September to May, (except December).  
Rand Employment Solutions
4029 Coffee Road
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 410-7770
$10.00
(cash only)
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Appointment preferred.
 
San Joaquin Valley College
201 New Stine
Bakersfield, CA
Mark Manns @ (661) 834-0126
$5.00
(cash only)
Monday - Thursday, 12:00 pm, by appointment only. Contact: Mark Manns.
Workforce Staffing
5100 California Ave., Suite 103
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 327-5019
$10.00
(cash only, pass or fail)
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

Call for appointment.
 
Your Employment Solutions, Inc.
5251 Office Park Drive, Ste. 100
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 323-9370
$15.00
(cash only)
Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Appointment preferred.
 
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Shorthand Certification
Issuing Agency/Contact Cost Test Days/Times Additional Info
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr., Business Technology Lab, Room B-18
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 395-4661
$10.00
(cash only, exact amount, no refund)
1st Tuesday of every month @ 4:30 pm, by appointment only.

Verifications available the same day.

Seating is limited.

Must be prompt - latecomers will not be tested.
Please bring a shorthand notebook.

Speed test will consist of one 3-minute dictation at any speed desired.

Must bring original and copy of photo ID.
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Information Systems Specialist Certification
Issuing Agency/Contact Cost Test Days/Times Additional Info
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr.
Bakersfield, CA
Phillip Whitney at pwhitney@bakersfieldcollege.edu
$75.00
(cash only)
Monday - Friday, by appointment only.  
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Systems Analyst Certification
Issuing Agency/Contact Cost Test Days/Times Additional Info
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr.
Bakersfield, CA
Phillip Whitney at pwhitney@bakersfieldcollege.edu
$90.00
(cash only)
Monday - Friday, by appointment only.  
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